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If Everette Huskey's Sweetwater development could be compared to an epic story, then Sweetwater West might be considered the grand finale, the last large tract to be developed.

Prices range from $175,000 to over $300,000. The minimum required living area is 1,800 square feet, but most of the homes built so far have ranged between 2,200 and 3,700 square feet.

The 95-acre subdivision has 189 lots, which range from a 1/3 acre to 3/4 acre. Of the original 2,000 acres that Huskey began selling in the early 1970s, only two other small tracts remain to provide Sweetwater with its denouement.

''We'll get 70 homesites out of one and 40 homesites out of the other,'' said Budge Huskey, vice president of Huskey Realty, which is marketing the project.

The developer of Sweetwater West is FalconCrest Communities of Maitland. The subdivision has seven builders, who are constructing custom homes, and on speculation.

Huskey said Sweetwater West poses an alternative for custom-home buyers who might be considering a home in southwest Orange County. Prices for comparably sized homes with similar features are $10,000 to $30,000 less in Sweetwater West because of lower land costs, he said.

The subdivision will have an electronic security gate and tennis courts.

To get there, take Wekiva Springs Road north from State Road 436. Go about two miles. Sweetwater West is on the left.